Jean de Metz

Jean de Metz (1398-) was a noble of the Kingdom of France.

Biography
Jean de Metz was from Nouillonpont, and he was of "relatively gentle birth" according to Vita Sackville-West, but he was not from a noble family. By 1428, he was a squire of Robert de Baudricourt, and Jean de Metz and Bertrand de Poulegny convinced Baudricourt to allow Joan of Arc into their army. Sieurs de Metz and Bertrand escorted Joan to Chinon to meet the dauphin (Charles VII of France). Metz and Bertrand accompanied Joan on her campaigns until her capture by the Duchy of Burgundy in 1430 at Compeigne, and in 1444 Jean de Metz was ennobled by King Charles. He helped with the retrial of Joan of Arc after her burning at the stake, and the retrial found Joan innocent of heresy.